United Kingdom
Designer and writer who believes architecture has a role in shaping behavior, can act as a stage for the stories of people’s lives, improve people's socio-economic welfare, and is the anchor of our collective history. My design research interests include the social boundaries of space, semiotics, culture, housing, and the stories behind a city’s morphology.
Paul Yakubu's winning entry to the RIBAJ/Future Architects 2023 writing competition tackles the way housing makes strangers of house-sharing new arrivals to the UK, and calls for a different approach
How PatrickWaheed Design Consulting developed Local Laterite as a modern finishing technique fit for contemporary architecture.
Originally housing for Nigeria’s upper class, these homes have become overcrowded tenements, often in disrepair. Could the architectural style still offer lessons to a rapidly urbanizing city?
The Jewel Aieda is a mixed-use development with a mix of programs that spread over a 3000 sqm area including car parking. This building combines numerous
For a country struggling through democracy, these online frustrations transitioned into public protests that took place in the economic capital, Lagos. People
My eyes open and I immediately sit upright. No yawns, no stretches, no sneezes. I just sit and go through my usual silent anticipation, because in three, two, one....my phone vibrates and the alarm...
In May 2019, Nike released Nike Fit Digital Foot Measurement, an app that creates hyper-accurate sizing for its shoes by scanning the user's feet through the camera of a smartphone. The reactions to this novel idea felt like another blow to a struggling typology, the shopping mall. People...
Na God go punish all these our leaders!!" The agitated crowed started wailing.Some minutes ago, Mr. Seun arrived work limping and immediately, drew the attention of everyone as he nursed the wounds around his body while setting up his street-side barber shop....
How the floating village of Ganvie employed socio-ecological aquacultural systems to define their architecture and Urban environment.